Police officer · Jackson, TN
Police officer in Jackson: $712/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median police officer wage in Jackson at $53,320 a year. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $40,750 and the 90th is $64,820. Pay ranks 348th-highest of 380 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,128/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $712 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 74 miles away, at $2,207 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$712
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$53,320
$40,750 to $64,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,128
$1,343 (2 bd)
Employment
460
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
348th of 380
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, police officer pay of $53,320.
- Taxes$703
- Rent$1,128
- Other living costs$1,900
- Left over$712
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $53,320
- Federal income tax
- −$4,360
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,079
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $44,881
- Effective tax rate
- 15.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,128
- Groceries
- $369
- Getting around
- $562
- Healthcare
- $415
- Utilities and internet
- $231
- Everything else
- $323
- Total spending
- $3,028
Left over each month
$4,443 gross, minus $703 in tax and $3,028 in living costs.
$712
Rank every metro for a police officer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,207/mo.
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Questions
What does a police officer make in Jackson?
$53,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 460 police officer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a police officer in Jackson?
$712 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,128, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a police officer keep more?
Memphis, about 74 miles away, leaves $2,207 a month, more than Jackson.